Welcome to Scene Stealers, our  series of writing prompts designed to flex your creative muscles.

We’re thrilled that so many of you are participating in our writing prompt series.

In case you’re not familiar with Scene Stealers, here’s how it works:

• We set the scene
• You steal it, make it your own, and,
• Share your creation in the comments section of this post

Of course, it’s perfectly fine if you don’t want to share your work, but we hope you’ll do the exercise anyway.

We occasionally use Scene Stealer ideas submitted by our reader. If you’d like to submit a Scene Stealer idea, please look at the information at the end of this post—it’s easy to submit an idea.

Now for the ground rules:

• You must use the exact wording we provide—in this case it must appear in the beginning of your story.
• Your story must be 350 words or less.
• Your work must be original and not previously published.
• WTD provides an encouraging and safe environment for writers to grow and learn from each other. We’d love you to comment on other people’s submissions in a friendly and supportive manner.
• We reserve the right to delete any comments or entries we deem inappropriate and those that do not meet the specifications above.

This week’s installment is designed is designed to spark your creativity. Do you want to write a science fiction fable, a natural disaster yarn, a war story, or something else? You decide.

 Scene Stealer #6

 The disembodied voice said to take cover but he didn’t know where to go.

Now steal this line and make it your own.

We can’t wait to see what develops.

Want to submit an idea for an upcoming Scene Stealer?

It’s easy. It’s easy. Go to the Contact page and send your idea us.  Be sure to include your full name, email address and, if you’d like, a link to your blog or website. If your idea is selected, we will share this information with our readers, so they’ll know how to find you.

By Cheryl Craigie, Contributing Editor at Write to Done. Cheryl also blogs at The Manageable Life

Scene Stealer: Thinking about Time

Welcome to Scene Stealers, our fortnightly series of writing prompts designed to flex your creative muscles.

We’re thrilled that so many of you are participating in our writing prompt series. (Read the other Scene Stealers here and add one of your own.)

If you’re not familiar with Scene Stealers, 

here’s how it works:

• We set the scene
• You steal it, make it your own, and,
• Share your creation in the comments section of this post

Of course, it’s perfectly fine if you don’t want to share your work, but we hope you’ll do the exercise anyway.

We occasionally use Scene Stealer ideas submitted by our reader. If you’d like to submit a Scene Stealer idea, please look at the information at the end of this post—it’s easy to participate.

 Now for the ground rules:

• You must use the exact wording we provide—in this case it must appear in the beginning of your story.
• Your story must be 350 words or less.
• Your work must be original and not previously published.
• WTD provides an encouraging and safe environment for writers to grow and learn from each other. We’d love you to comment on other people’s submissions in a friendly and supportive manner.
• We reserve the right to delete any comments or entries we deem inappropriate and those that do not meet the specifications above.

This week’s installment is designed to get you comfortable with moving back and forth in time. The protagonist is in the present but thinking about the past. How you juxtapose the present and past is up to you.

 Scene Stealer #4

 She knew now that what she thought was the end was really just the beginning.

Now steal this line and make it your own.

We can’t wait to see what develops.

Photo courtesy of:  eyesogreen

Welcome to our second Scene Stealers.

We’re thrilled that so many of you participated in our new writing prompt series. (Click here to read the first round submissions or add one of your own.)

Based on your enthusiastic response, we’re announcing that Scene Stealers will now appear fortnightly on WTD.

In addition, we’d like you to submit ideas for upcoming scene stealers. If we select your idea you will receive a byline and the opportunity to link to your blog or website. Send your submission to Cheryl [dot]writetodone[at]gmail[dot]com

In case you’re not familiar with Scene Stealers, here’s how it works:

• We set the scene
• You steal it, make it your own, and,
• Share your creation in the comments section

Of course, it’s perfectly fine if you don’t want to share your work, but we hope you’ll do the exercise anyway.

Now for the ground rules:

• You must use the exact wording we provide—in this case it can appear anywhere in your story.
• Your story must be 300 words or less.
• You’re work must be original and not previously published.
• WTD provides an encouraging and safe environment for writers to grow and learn from each other. We’d love you to comment on other people’s submissions in a friendly and supportive manner.
• We reserve the right to delete any comments or entries we deem inappropriate and those that do not meet the specifications above.

This week’s prompt is designed to help you work on character development and dialogue writing. That’s why we’ve left the characters’ names and the placement of the quote up to you.

Scene Stealer #2

“What do we do now? You told me nothing could go wrong and look what’s happened.”

Now steal this and take the story wherever you want …

We can’t wait to see what happens.

And don’t forget to send in your ideas for Scene Stealers.

By Cheryl Craigie, Contributing Editor at Write to Done. Cheryl also blogs at The Manageable Life.